The sun sets behind the Kansas Statehouse dome in Topeka, Kan., ...
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The sun sets behind the Kansas Statehouse dome in Topeka, Kan., Monday, Dec. 21, 2009, marking the close of the shortest day of the year. The winter solstice is the day in the Northern Hemisphere with the fewest hours of daylight, marking the first day of winter.

(AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

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